For a group of American farmers, their spouses and myself, Mato Grosso was the centerpiece of two-week whirlwind tour of Brazil as we heard about the double-crop production, heard...
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While commercial banks and Farm Credit system lenders hold nearly equal shares of farm debt, banks hold more non-real estate debt, exposing them to greater risks if the farm econom...
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Drought conditions last fall affected winter crop emergence and establishment in central Europe. Below normal precipitation at the end of winter and less than ideal rain in spring...
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Ethanol industry officials are concerned that an automaker industry proposal to back legislation to set a high-octane fuel standard would nudge ethanol out of the picture.
The government will be reopened for at least three weeks, but John Harrington conjures up possibly want ads for desperate job seekers otherwise denied more logical and efficient oc...
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